Welcome to Beitelspacher Ranch Online!
Welcome to Beitelspacher Ranch located 2 miles east of Bowdle along Highway 12 in north-central South Dakota. We are in a region with rolling hills and native prairie which provides ample grass for raising high quality cattle and abundant habitat for deer and pheasants.
Annual Production Sale
Download our 2012 Annual Production Sale Catalog here or by clicking on the cover art at the right. The sale will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 at the Mobridge Livestock Market in Mobridge, S.D. We are selling 100 bulls!
View our 2012 Igenity DNA Data here.
Hunting
Call us if you need a great hunting place.
Ranch History
The ranch was established by Erwin Beitelspacher in the early 1950’s. He and his son Richard raised and showed Angus cattle until 1969, when they began AIing to Simmentals to produce half-bloods. From the early 70’s, Richard and his wife Sharon and their four children built up a reputable purebred Simmental herd. Through 4-H, FFA and Simmental events Beitelspacher Ranch raised and showed several champion steers and heifers across the region.
In 2003, a Simmental dispersal sale was held and Beitelspacher Ranch returned to raising purebred Angus and Simmental x Angus composites. Today, Richard and Sharon Beitelspacher operate the ranch with their son Mark. They maintain about 300 registered Angus cows and a commercial herd of 250 Simmental x Angus based cows. AI is primarily used on the purebred herd. The Beitelspacher’s calve in March and April and hold an annual production sale each March.
